CHICKEN WITH BANANA

CHICKEN  WITH  BANANA:

INGREDIENTS:      ( serves  4 )

2  small ripe banana
125  ml  orange juice
1  tbsp  lemon juice
125  ml  honey
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
375  ml  fresh bread crumbs
125  ml  walnuts, finely chopped
60  ml  sultanas
1  ml  marjoram
1  tbsp  finely  grated onion
Rind  of 1/2  lemon
4  tbsp  melted butter
2  kg  chicken
Olive oil, as desired
310  ml  chicken  stock

METHOD:

• Mash banana and press through a coarse sieve.
• Add orange and lemon juice, honey and season with salt and pepper and set aside for an hour.
• Preheat the oven to 180c. Combine breadcrumbs, walnuts, salt, pepper, sultanas, marjoram, onion and lemon rind with the melted butter.
• Stuff chicken with the mixture and truss. Pour a little olive oil at the bottom of an oven pan and place the chicken in the pan.
• Bake for about 35 minutes, remove from the oven and pour off the excess fat.
• Place chicken on an oven rack in the oven pan and pour the chicken stock in the bottom of the pan. Spoon a little of the banana mixture over the chicken, return to the oven and bake for another 1 hour and 20 minutes at 160c or until the chicken is tender and done.
• Brush regularly with the banana mixture during the cooking time. Serve with rice and vegetables or a salad.